Bright Light Bright Light

What a delightful show. The warm-up band, Crush Club, was a blast. I am looking forward to getting their entire album when it's ready. Then Bright Light Bright Light was warm, energetic, fun, moving, dancy, eyebrow-raising great fun and feeling. Bought the record right away.

Bright Light Bright Light (Rod Thomas) puts on an amazing show. In the immortal words of Donna Summer, "she works hard for the money." I've now seen him perform several times in various venues across Manhattan and Brooklyn, and I have never left anything less than self-satisfied that I know about this gem of an act in the early days of his building stardom. He has an ever mutable cast of collaborators joining him on stage for any given show, and he seems to passionately pursue making each event special and unique. Whether he's serving you a beat driven "disco moment," or piano driven "In your care," you can be sure his lyrics will pull at your heart and his beautiful voice will deliver the narrative in an emotional, pensive, and ultimately uplifting wallop. Last Friday in New York, we got a taste of new music he's written, but he's prolific and there is always something new just around the bend (a real treat for his avid fans). At The Mercury Lounge, he played the sax on stage for the first time and yes... the sax is back in pop. This and the fantastic backing vocals give a richness and organic depth that is missing from music these days. It's also so enjoyable that Rod shares his thoughts and process, and even jokes between songs. It's like he's performing just for you, and the give and take between him and the crowd is infectious. There is a bright light in pop music and Rod Thomas is it.

It was so much fun to see BLBL in person. I have loved the music for years and to finally get to see them in person was such a thrill!

Brightlightx2 was absolutely breath taking! His blissful energy filled up the whole room. He focused on the crowd & delivered a spectacular performance.

Authentic and Amazing great sound and great crowd!